[Novalug] using ddclient to update dyndns

[John Kennedy]

On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 21:38, Jay Hart <jhart at kevla.org> wrote:

> I'm getting ready to place my new firewall and server on line.  My router
> will
> replace the verizon FIOS router.  Right now the FIOS router has the
> settings
> for dyndns to update the dynamic address pointing to kevla.org.  I need
> ddclient to take over this duty, and I need it to work right the first
> time,
> else [incoming] email will not work.
>
> I have "paid" dyndns service.
>
> ddclient needs to get the ip address from the external interface and
> provide
> this to dyndns.
>
> Is anyone using ddclient in this manner?  Do you have a ddclient conf file
> you
> could share?
>
> TIA,
>
> Jay
>


Jay,
Here is my config file (sanitized for my protection...):

# /etc/ddclient.conf

protocol=dyndns2
use=web, web=checkip.dyndns.com, web-skip='IP Address'
server=members.dyndns.org
login=<my login>
password='<my passwd>'
me.example.com,me.example2.com,me.example2.com

This works for my. I do use one of their addresses (XXX.homelinux.com and
XXX.homelinux.org) not my own domain but it should work just the same.

I do not use them for MX records though I know that is an option.

John

John Kennedy
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